Hardware prices rise ahead of the building season
Cement and iron sheets cost more than a month ago in every shop we checked.
By Daniel Kiprop, business reporter ·
A bag of cement costs between KSh 50 and KSh 80 more than a month ago in the six hardware shops the Times checked in Mto Mkuu and Kanyonga.
Shop owners blame transport costs from the coast. Iron sheets have risen by a similar amount.
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